Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-08
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
on practical Agricultural top
- - solicliasi Alirrss Al communication
intended 49, this department to AeHiCtt-
rUnAL kpTrOR OxruHD nEnpCnsr, fAhis, ht.
OXFORD COUNTY TROrrING-
HORSE RREEnERS.

The annual meeting of the "Osford
County Trotiing-Horse Breeder Assoei-
alton" was held A. Norway, Saturday 2.
". January %
The Association elected officers A. fol-
lows
President. DE GEo W. BRowS, Norway.
First Vice President. W. y. ThomAs,
Oxford; second Vice President {. W.
Horne. Norway Third Vice President,
George 4. Nonng. Norway.
ScCrVtAry. n. A. Thaycr, SOuth iAfi-
Treasurer. H. NJ BeArce. Norway.
The Eve members Of the Executive
Committee whose terms Of Office expired
in January. 1857. were John ID. Rob-
iasoa. oxford George ID. Bisbee. Buck
field: c. ". Kimball. Rumford; o. {.
Hoagh,on. BryAni'. Pond; I. ID. Emery,
IIauison. Of this number, Robinson,
Bisbee and Emery were reelected; and
W J. Wheeler o. South Paris, and j. W.
Thcmpsoa q Csnion. elected fof the COM
ing year. The members % the Executive
Committee a. nov organifed are
W. Tbouas. Otfori; A. y. Andrsw,.
NorsaytA.T MAXIM. Souih Paris; {. W.
Horne. Norway. q W. Brown. Norway
e. y Ffesmsu. Norway; Jas l. Parker.
pafls. q. T. Ioung. Norway ID. VI.
Fos,sr. Cauiou, John Robinson. Oxford
George n Rishsc. nncknsfi rhomAs ID.
Fmrry. uarrisou. " wh-slsr, South
Paris W. Thompson, Canton.
Twas voted that The Association pub
LIB q catalogue o. members together with
a lisi giving he records ani Pedisrse Of
.allioss and brood mares owned IN Ok
ford County. and Ia Hari.oa. Bfids,on.
and Otsseld. ~hish towns have BY vote
of ,hs Association been admitted TO all
The rights and privileges accorded 10
to~rs ~i,hin the county limits.
Itwas .l.o voted that The next annual
,ro, ara mectiss % the Association shall
takeplace =, the FAifGrcunds IN NorwAy
and Pars On the third Wednesday Of Aa-
gus, next. Among the features u this oe-
sasios Nil be a iro; open % two. three,
ani fouf.year.clds. from the towns iaelad'
"a In The Association territory, premiums
20 D. AWARDED "a The "siAkeplAn. Nom
nations 20 BE- made and entry fees paid
on or before Jsne !. .
There ~ill also be . race open 70 all
hor.s. With a record between 1855 aud
$50 ca The following terms $500 20
nominate. oa or before June ls,; $500
20 name during monih q Jaly, and s. 90
20 start. For th.. stake there mus, be.
a. least. eishi % eater and four 70 start
This ia nsw and novel feature in this
section. and The frs; race on this system
ever held In the New Eagllnd States.
The prospects for is success are very Hat
,erins snd encouraging 20 the members
q The Association.
The price q gsnsial admission 10 he
grounds Anl track hAs been fxed a. =
cents
The Oxford Coun,y Tro,,ing-Horse
Breeder. Association wAs founded May
| 18th. 1855. for The purPo'e o. advancing
the legitimate interests % The breeders
and owners of the ,roiiins horse in o.
ford County. Their hrsi meeting ioi
premiums on the grounds q The Oxford
County Agricultural Soeisiy was held IN
September. lss6. ard wls unanimously
pronounced The faes; ever held IN this
section. showing the bes; i~o-yeAf-old
record ever made on these grounds. The
regular mes,ins, q The Executive Com
mi,iee vii be held on The last Saturdays
of nseember. March. June. Aad SeP'sm-
bsf.